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Eugene Church · 01-19-2007, 01:36 PM

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Monday, October 21, 1904

YANKS FORD AND GORDON WORLD SERIES CO-MVP

The two guys who did the most to lead the New York Yankees to the 1904 World Series title have been named the Most Valuable Players by the Baseball Writers of America. Pitcher Whitey Ford and second baseman Joe Gordon tied in the voting and were declared Co-MVPs.

Southpaw Ford hurled three fine ballgames, winning two of them with complete games and going a strong seven innings in a third. Overall he was 2-0 with a brilliant 0.72 ERA in 25 innings of work, finishing with 20 strikeouts and only 3 walks. He was as close to domination as a pitcher can get.

In the batting department Joe "Flash" Gordon was without peer in the 1904 Series. He outhit and outslugged everybody on both talented and heavy-hitting ballclubs. Gordon outdistanced everyone by compiling a .400 batting average with 14 hits, 4 doubles and 4 home runs, driving in 13 runs and scoring 7 in an outstanding performance.

New York's first baseman Lou Gehrig (.286/2 HR/6 RBI/7 R) and bullpen ace Mariano Rivera (0-1/1.64 ERA/1 save) received some support in the balloting, but finished a distant third and fourth in the voting.

Chicago's splendid right fielder Turkey Stearnes (.359/3 HR/9RBI/7 R) finished fifth in the balloting.

No other players received any votes.

01-19-2007, 01:36 PM	#587
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,206	ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION Monday, October 21, 1904 YANKS FORD AND GORDON WORLD SERIES CO-MVP The two guys who did the most to lead the New York Yankees to the 1904 World Series title have been named the Most Valuable Players by the Baseball Writers of America. Pitcher Whitey Ford and second baseman Joe Gordon tied in the voting and were declared Co-MVPs. Southpaw Ford hurled three fine ballgames, winning two of them with complete games and going a strong seven innings in a third. Overall he was 2-0 with a brilliant 0.72 ERA in 25 innings of work, finishing with 20 strikeouts and only 3 walks. He was as close to domination as a pitcher can get. In the batting department Joe "Flash" Gordon was without peer in the 1904 Series. He outhit and outslugged everybody on both talented and heavy-hitting ballclubs. Gordon outdistanced everyone by compiling a .400 batting average with 14 hits, 4 doubles and 4 home runs, driving in 13 runs and scoring 7 in an outstanding performance. New York's first baseman Lou Gehrig (.286/2 HR/6 RBI/7 R) and bullpen ace Mariano Rivera (0-1/1.64 ERA/1 save) received some support in the balloting, but finished a distant third and fourth in the voting. Chicago's splendid right fielder Turkey Stearnes (.359/3 HR/9RBI/7 R) finished fifth in the balloting. No other players received any votes. Last edited by Eugene Church; 03-19-2007 at 07:06 PM.